CVE-2016-7179

5.9 MEDIUM

Published: September 09, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-catapult-dct2000.c in the Catapult DCT2000 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036760

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12752

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://code.wireshark.org/review/17095

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3b97fbddc23c065727b0147aab52a27c4aadffe7

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2016-54.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671